Lingden, Thapa Agree on Party Unification
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Rajendra Lingden and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal led by Kamal Thapa have unified their parties. Lingden and Thapa signed a unification agreement on Wednesday. The two parties have agreed to organize a unification declaration program next week. The RPP had 14 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives, while the Thapa-led party did not have a single seat. Both sides have not disclosed details about the structure or leadership of the new party. They signed a brief agreement stating their mutual commitment to party unification. Both are known as royalist parties.
Mujica's late hat-trick keeps Al-Sadd's Asian Champions League hopes alive
Qatar's Al-Sadd staged a late fightback to claim a 4-2 victory over Shabab Al-Ahli in Doha on Tuesday, earning Roberto Mancini a first win in the Asian Champions League Elite as head coach and keeping the team's slim hopes of a place in the last 16 alive, Reuters reported. Subsitute Rafa Mujica scored a hat-trick, including striking twice in stoppage time, as Al-Sadd overcame a two-goal deficit to pick up a win that moves them onto five points from six matches in the western league phase of the competition. "I'm happy for the team, for the three points," said Mujica. "We needed these three points, according to Reuters.
